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NEWS ABOUT: al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia

al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia stories: 13 news summaries

 Iraq Busts 
 Baby Suicide 
 Bombers 

Security forces swoop on cell of al-Qaeda-groomed kids

Apr 21, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi security forces say they have smashed a cell of kids recruited to become al-Qaeda suicide bombers, the Times of London reports. Military officials have arrested four children under the age of 14 they believe were preparing to carry out attacks in the northern city of Kirkuk and had been... More »

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suicide bomber • children • suicide bombing • Kirkuk • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

(Newser) - As the US military prepares to withdraw from Iraq's cities, security officials in both countries have observed that a smaller but more lethal insurgency seems to be gaining ground. Several recent bombings, believed to be orchestrated by al-Qaeda in Iraq, have killed 123 people in Baghdad and elsewhere, while members... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • US military • Sunnis • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Awakening Councils • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Sunni Awakening • insurgency • Iraqi Army

 Iraq Cracks Down on
 US-Allied Sunni Fighters

US commanders fear reversal of hard-fought peace

Aug 22, 08 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq's Shiite-dominated government has begun a crackdown on groups of US-backed Sunni fighters, the New York Times reports. The government fears the fighters, part of what is called the Awakening movement, could be waiting to turn their guns on Shiites. In several parts of the country senior members have been... More »

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Iraq • Diyala • Iraq government • Sunni insurgents • Iraq Army • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Awakening Councils • counter insurgency • Iraqi militias • Sunni allies

 Desperation Drives 
 Iraq's Female Bombers 

Death of insurgents leaves female relatives feeling suicide is their only option

Jul 5, 08 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Female suicide bombings are on the rise in Iraq's restive Diyala province, the New York Times reports, and success in combating al-Qaeda may be the cause. Many local insurgents have been killed or detained, leaving their surviving female relatives with little hope for the future. They often come under great... More »

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Iraq • Diyala • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • Sunni insurgents • female suicide bomber • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Baghdad Collars 1,000 in al-Qaeda Offensive

Mosul, Nineveh center of crackdown

May 17, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi forces have detained over 1,000 suspected militants in a massive push to drive al-Qaeda out of northern Iraq, Reuters reports. The crackdown centers on Mosul, al-Qaeda’s last major urban foothold. “This operation will last until we finish off all the terrorist remnants and outlaws,” said... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Mosul • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia

 Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq 

35 dead in double wedding blast; US soldier among dead in Baghdad attack

May 1, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - As US forces engaged in heavy fighting in the Mahdi Army's Sadr City today, bombings in Baghdad and Diyala province took the lives of as many as 45 Iraqis and one US soldier, the AP reports. The Diyala bombing, in Balad Ruz, was carried out by two suicide bombers—one... More »

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Iraq • US military • suicide bombing • Iraq death toll • wedding • female suicide bomber • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

Baghdad Blast Kills 5 US Troops

Leader of Sunni Awakening killed in separate suicide attack

Mar 10, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Five American troops are dead after a suicide bomber struck today in the Mansour district of Baghdad, the BBC reports. The soldiers were patrolling a busy shopping center when a young man wearing an explosive vest engaged them in conversation shortly before detonating, said a military spokesman. Three other service... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • suicide bombing • surge • Iraq violence • Sunni leaders • female suicide bomber • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Awakening Councils • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Bungled Europe Bombings Linked to Iraq Al-Qaeda

First attack by Iraqi group outside Mideast

Dec 14, 07 3:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Terrorist plotters behind bungled bombings in London and Glasgow six months ago have been linked to an al-Qaeda group in Iraq. The bombings are the first attacks attempted by the group Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia outside the Mideast, reports the New York Times. The plotters drove a vehicle packed with gas... More »

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Bilal Abdullah • Glasgow airport attack • terrorist • Kafeel Ahmed • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Hizb ut Tahrir • Wahhabism • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Saudis, Libyans Fighting in Iraq

Captured intelligence shows most foreign insurgents are Saudis or Libyans

Nov 22, 07 7:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Most of the foreign insurgents fighting American troops in Iraq come from two so-called US allies in the war on terrorism—Saudi Arabia and Libya. Evidence was discovered in a September raid on a desert terrorist base that produced a mother lode of intelligence on the identities and hometowns of... More »

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Iraq • Saudi Arabia • Libya • Shia • Sinjar • foreign fighters • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Iraq war

Qaeda Busted in Baghdad: Gen.

Baghdad Commander says al Qaeda wing ousted from the city

Nov 8, 07 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The Iraqi-based terror network Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia has been ousted by US troops from every neighborhood in Baghdad where it once operated, according to Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil, commander of US forces in the city. Fil also tells the New York Times that violence is down significantly. More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • surge • Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr. • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraqis Dispute Identity of 25 Killed by US

Military says they fired first; civilians say militia defended town from al-Qaeda

Oct 5, 07 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - American troops killed 25 Iraqis north of Baghdad today, the New York Times reports, but accounts differ over why the Iraqis were armed. The US military said soldiers were fired upon by "criminals " involved in transporting arms from Iran; civilians in the mainly Shiite district of Khalis said... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Baghdad • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Iraq war

Sunnis Launch Ramadan Murder Drive

Insurgents target police, Interior Ministry officials, tribal leaders for assassination

Sep 26, 07 4:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sunni insurgents have launched an assassination campaign aimed at  Iraqi police and officials of the Interior Ministry to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, reports the New York Times. Eight police officers, including a police chief, have been killed and 30 injured. A provincial governor  survived a suicide bombing... More »

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Iraq • Islamic State of Iraq • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • suicide bombing • surge • assassination • Interior Ministry • Sunni insurgents • police chiefs • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia

Bush Contorts Qaeda Threat, Critics Charge

Iraqi insurgents' links to Bin Laden group said to be consistently misstated

Jul 13, 07 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - With George Bush using the words "al Qaeda" more than 30 times in his speech on Iraq yesterday, critics charge that he's persistently distorting links between the global Al Qaeda organization and the Iraqi insurgency. The Al Qaeda faction fighting in Iraq is largely an independent Iraqi phenomenon, the... More »

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CIA • Abu Ayyub al Masri • Bruce Riedel • Ayman al Zawahiri • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • al-Qaeda

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